Synonyms of the word

objurgation

• n. strong rebuke; strong scolding.

chiding

• v. present participle of chide.
• n. A scolding.

rebuke

• n. A harsh criticism.
• v. To criticise harshly; to reprove.

reprehension

• n. the act, or an expression, of criticism, censure or condemnation; reprimand.

reprimand

• n. A severe, formal or official reproof; reprehension, rebuke, private or public.
• v. To reprove in a formal or official way.

reproof

• n. An act or instance of reproving; a rebuke.
• v. To proof again.

reproval

• n. The act of reproving.

scolding

• n. A succession of critical remarks, such as those directed by a parent towards a misbehaving child.
• v. present participle of scold.

tongue-lashing

• n. Alternative spelling of tongue lashing.